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nuclear deterrence

“NATO or Nukes”: Why Ukraine’s nuclear revival refuses to die

By Mariana Budjeryn | Nuclear Weapons

France wants to extend its nuclear umbrella to Europe. But is Macron ready to trade Paris for Helsinki?

By Carine Guerout, Jason Moyer | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Germany debates nuclear weapons, again. But now it’s different.

By Ulrich Kühn | Nuclear Weapons

Even in the face of Russian aggression, a nuclear ‘Eurodeterrent’ is still a bad idea

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Nuclear Weapons

Bigger isn’t always better: Why the US fails to deter North Korea, despite nuclear superiority

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Weapons

A scene from the film 'The Day After' (1983) about the effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas. (Credit: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.)

Nuclear injustice: Suggestions in support of a research agenda

By Benoît Pelopidas | Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow

Putin at 20-foot long table with Macron

Distressing a system in distress: Global nuclear order and Russia’s war against Ukraine

By Mariana Budjeryn | Nuclear Weapons

Germany’s nuclear weapons policy and the war: Money for nukes, words for disarmament

By Moritz Kütt | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear injustice: How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows the staggering human cost of deterrence

By Franziska Stärk, Ulrich Kühn | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Making sense of North Korea’s recent ICBM and (possible) nuclear tests

By Seiyeon Ji, Victor Cha | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

A wind farm off the coast of Sweden, aerial photograph

An energetic exchange on the costs of decarbonizing Europe

By Amory B. Lovins, Robert Rosner, Sabrina Fields | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Rebuttal: Current nuclear weapons policy not safe or sane

By Stewart Prager, Alan Kaptanoglu | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons